
Solar advice: Never without lightning protection! Source by PV Europe, 4 January 2018
Solar advice: Never without lightning protection! PV Europe, 4 January 2018 A rooftop solar generator mostly consists of a metal frame that the solar panels are screwed onto and cables and plugs underneath them. Do you really want to risk a flash from the sky? Sometimes it hits through the cellar. Leit This generator was hit by a flash. The lightning protection kept intact. Stay informed, get our newsletter twice a week: Register here. That is why every rooftop solar generator needs lightning protection – even if there are high trees right next to it. External lightning protection (against direct lightning strikes from above) is not mandatory in private residences, but it should always be part of a professionally designed and installed solar installation. That should be worth it! Most…